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BLUING HOLDER- No. 313.015. Patented Feb. 24, 1885.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN G. NOBLES, OF ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO MARY G. NOBLES, OF SAME PLACE.

BLUING-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 313,015, dated February 24-, 1885.

Application fiferl January 4, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN C. NoBLEs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Atlantic Highlands, in the county of Monmouth and State. of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bluing-Holders; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure l of the drawings is a representation of this invention, and is a perspective view. Fig. 2 is a sectional view.

This invention is an improvement in instruments for holding and using bluing in the laundry; and it consists in the construct-ion and novel arrangement of a perforated metallic or wire-cloth box having a cover, and detachable spring-arms holding said box and cover together, and forming a handle, all as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter a designates a box, preferably of cylindrical form, made of perforated metal or wire-cloth, either wholly or in part, having the closed end a of the box provided with a recess or perforation, b, in central position.

0 represents the cover of the box, which is flanged at d, to fit it neatly. and is provided with a central recess or perforation, e.

g y indicate spring-arms, which are connected together to form the handle of the instrument, and at their attachment ends are provided with inwardly-projecting bearings h 11, adapted, respectively, to enter the perforations b and e of the box and cover. A. slide or sleeve may be used to hold thespring-arms together, as indicated at 70. WVhen the spring is disengaged from the cover, the latter may be removed from the box to permit the introduction of a cake of bluing. The cover then being replaced, the springarms are adjusted in position, holding the box and. cover to- 2. In a bluing implement, the combination,

with a perforated metal or wire-cloth box having in its end a central recess or perforation, and a centrally-recessed cover therefor, of the spring-arms having inwardly-turned projections to engage said perforations or recesses, and the slide 70, for securing the branches to the box, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN G. NOBLES. Witnesses:

THEo. MUNGEN, J OI-IN T. MoRRow. 

